By Roque Dias | B&CFixing two-wheelers calls for technical intelligence, patience and nimble fingers. Not everyone can do it. Besides, the thought of ending the day with grease under the finger nails isn’t a pleasant one. Mr Jyotiba Mangueshi Manganacho, on the other hand took to the profession like he was born for it.

By Sudesh Bhosle | B&CWhat are the chances of getting a view of all the fish in the sea? Quite unlikely. They are simply too many. But step into Abyss-the Underworld, which houses a number of aquariums with some exotic species of live fish, and you’ll get to see at least 100 varieties.

When Mr Leslie Fernandes, resident of Porvorim wanted to do some kind of exercise to stay fit, he did not take up long walks or gyming as many of his friends in his age group of mid-30s did. Mr Fernandes, who runs a small business, decided to try out yoga in a smart class conducted by a lady in Dona Paula.

On the law books sand mining is illegal, but in reality money continues to be made as the demand for sand is huge. MICHAEL FISHER and BHIVA PARAB dig deeper to find that the ban by the Coastal Zone Management Authority has remained on paper and for sand extractors it’s business as usual.

By Joao Sousa M | B&C‘Have a break, have a Kitkat….’ This favourite chocolate of many is manufactured at Nestlé’s chocolate plant at Usgao. Not just Kitkat, a whole range of chocolates including ‘Munch’, one of India’s largest selling chocolates, are rolled out from this factory.

By Shoma Patnaik | B&CWith the industrial scene looking up, it is opportunity time for entrepreneurs setting up base in Goa. Upping its presence is nascent player Mr Siddharth Goyal, an entrepreneur from Chennai with a family background in steel.

You are foraying into customised steel, does that need additional infrastructure?
The steel coils are manufactured by main producers in coil forms which weigh anywhere between 20 metric tonnes to 30 metric tonnes.